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Multiple Choice – Medea:   (1 pt. ea)   Until Jason abandons her for another woman, Medea

Multiple Choice – Inferno: Choose the category of sinner fitting the given punishment (1 point each). These sinners are punished by being stung by wasps and hornets until pus runs to their feet where it is eaten by worms and maggots.

Short Answer – Middle Ages/Koran: (1 point each)  The true meaning of _________ is to “struggle.”

Short Answer – Dante: (2 points each)   The Divine Comedy is comprised of three separate parts: ____________, ______________, and ______________.

As you hike up a mountain, you realize that the plants and animals present at the base are not the same as those at the top. This observation is the basis of                        A)   natural selection.             B)   biogeography.            C)   comparative anatomy.            D)   geology.            E)   paleontology

The filled-in squares of a Punnett square represent   A)   the gametes from both parents.   B)   all possible combinations of gametes based on a cross between the two parents.C)   an exact ratio that must always occur when the same parents have four offspring.D)   examples of some of the offspring that can arise from a one-trait cross.E)   the gametes from one parent.

Darwin and Wallace both concluded that species evolve through the process of natural selection. What similar experiences and information helped them both reach the same conclusion?                        A)   Both supported the ideas of Cuvier.                    B)   Both were familiar with the writings of Lyell.            C)   Both traveled the world and collected specimens for museums in England.            D)   Both were naturalists.            E)   Both collected specimens from islands in the Malayan Archipelago.

Which statement does not apply to all fungi?                        A)   Fungi are chemoheterotrophic by absorption.                 B)   Fungi produce gametes that are motile.            C)   Adult fungal cells are haploid.            D)   Fungal cell walls are composed of chitin.            E)   Fungi are thought to be descendants of a flagellated protist.

Microevolution is the term that applies to which of the following?                        A)   any evolution at any scale                       B)   large-scale changes over a long period of time            C)   small-scale changes over a long period of time            D)   small-scale changes over a short period of time            E)   changes of any scale within microorganisms

Which of the following behaviors not associated with diet would decrease your risk of cancer?            A)   increasing the consumption of foods rich in vitamin A and C         B)   avoiding salt-cured, pickled, and smoked foodsC)   increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetablesD)   avoiding cigarette smoking, smokeless tobacco, and sunbathingE)   increasing fiber and decreasing sodium in your diet